Here are today’s news and links:

Rangers News:

• Larry Brooks offers his thoughts on the current state of the Blueshirts (NY Post)
• Tom Castro wonders whether Kaapo Kakko’s most valuable use to the Rangers is as a top six winger of the future or an enticing trade piece to lure Jack Eichel out of Buffalo (The Hockey Writers)
• Abbey Mastracco juxtaposes how New York and Los Angeles have reshaped their rosters in the nearly seven seasons since they squared off in the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals (Bleacher Report)

Around the NHL:

• The Toronto Maple Leafs placed forward Travis Boyd on waivers (Pension Plan Puppets)
• The Los Angeles Kings agreed on a three year, $9.45 million contract extension with defenseman Matt Roy (Sportsnet)
• Adam Gretz examines the Mattias Ekholm situation for the Nashville Predators and makes his predictions for who will land the star defenseman as the trade deadline approaches (NBC Sports)